A tense situation ensued at the 36th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, when LTTE sympathizers and members of the Global Sri Lankan Forum debated on the legality of the war crimes allegations levied at Sri Lanka by the Geneva Human Rights Watch. MORE...

The Mahajana Rajya Sabhawa stated that the Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, who is to act as a pillar of democracy, has conducted himself in a defamatory manner that condemns the democratic system. MORE...

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko, who addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday, said that he was confrunted by a Sri Lankan woman and a few former army personnel for speaking about alleged war crimes committed during the last phase of the civil war in Sri Lanka. MORE..